A Victorian building in North London that has fallen into disrepair is being transformed into a community asset. Known as the Bothy, the Grade II listed space was left to the benefit of the people but has been empty for over thirty years. Work has started to turn the former agricultural sheds into a centre offering counselling and psychotherapy services for children, young people and families by local charity The Terapia Centre.

This winter the Canal and River Trust will spend over £2.5 million on repairing the waterways, but say that with more people living on boats they'll soon have to find extra money to maintain the capital's canals.